Mr. Rosenau is a successful businessman who serves on the Board of Directors and as President of Mid-Nite Sun Transportation Ltd. group of companies, including Rosenau Transport Ltd., Acropolis Warehousing Inc., and Medicine Hat Express Ltd. Since Mr. Rosenau assumed control of the group of companies in 1988, Rosenau Transport Ltd has grown from 4 locations in Alberta to 24 locations in Western Canada with a work force of over 700 employees. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board for the Alberta Motor Transport Association, serves on the Board of Management Transportation Committee for the Alberta Economic Development Authority, and serves on the Blue Ribbon Task Force committee for the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

Mr. Roseneau is a dedicated and renowned community philanthropist to many causes including the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation, Heart & Stroke; the Festival of the Trees Gala; the STARS Air Ambulance; the Rosenau 18 Wheels of Christmas, raising donations for local area Food Banks; the Support Our Troops program; the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation; and the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is the recipient of industry service awards Life Member Award, Kinsmen; Julia Award, CF Foundation; and Service to the Industry Award; Albert Motor Transport Association (AMTA).

Wade Anderson, El Tigre's Chairman and CEO states, "We are thrilled to welcome a businessman of Carl's calibre to the Board. Carl has become one of El Tigre's largest shareholders after extensive due diligence that included visiting the Company's subsidiary office in Hermosillo, Mexico and a site visit to the Company's mining concessions in the Sierra El Tigre. We are moving aggressively to strengthen the Company for success beginning with a Board of business people with a proven track record of management and business success."

About El Tigre

The Company, through its subsidiaries, holds the rights to 100% of nine mineral concessions, eight comprising of 215 square kilometres located in north-eastern Sonora, Mexico (the "El Tigre Property"), and approximately 90 kilometres south of the US-Mexico border. El Tigre also holds one additional 32 hectare claim separate from the El Tigre Property. A NI 43-101Technical Report Preliminary Feasibility Study has been prepared for the El Tigre Silver Project and can be found on the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website at www.eltigresilvercorp.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (together, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include amount and use of proceeds from the offering. Forward- looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward -looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include those risks set out in the Company's public documents filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed times frames or at all. Except where required by law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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